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c-Jun N-terminal kinase activity supports multiple phases of 3D-mammary epithelial acinus formation
(University of the Basque Country Press, 2011)Primary murine mammary epithelial cells cultured on a laminin-rich-extracellular matrix (ECM) require c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity for acinus formation. Inhibition of JNK (using SP600125) or small interfering ... -
Can TG4 recapture some good feeling about Irish? (Pre-published version)
(The Irish Times, 2012)TG4 aims to give viewers another eye on Ireland and its language – has it succeeded, or does it perpetuate hang-ups about Irish? -
The changing face of Irish gangsters (Pre-published version)
(gardareview.ie, 2014)Niamh Hourigan examines the true nature of gang crime in Ireland today and asks, has anything really changed post-austerity? -
Characterisation of viral proteins that inhibit TLR signal transduction (Pre-published version)
(Humana Press, 2009)Toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling involves five TIR adapter proteins, which couple to downstream protein kinases that ultimately lead to the activation of transcription factors such as nuclear factor-ĸB (NFĸB) and members ... -
CS09-4. Molecular mechanism Of poxviral antagonism of the Tlr4 complex by vacv protein A46 (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2011)Toll like receptors (TLRs) are involved in the detection of viruses, leading to cytokine and interferon induction. TLR4, although best known for its role in recognising LPS, also plays a role in the immune response to ... -
Cutbacks are as pernicious as hard drugs
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Democratic breakdown, inequality and populism in the 21st Century: line-cutters, ladder-pullers and unreachable elites (Pre-published version)
(MacGill Summer School, 2018)When I began my current research project, which examines as one of its components the underlying causes of contemporary populism, I started with the conviction that both deepening inequality and democratic deficits generated ... -
Dualisation and workplace change in Europe
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Europe’s flexibilities: Workplace regimes and worker outcomes
(NUIM [National University of Ireland Maynooth], 2017) -
Experiencing Europe’s changing worlds of work: Intensity, insecurity, intrusion and income stress in workplace regimes
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Heritage, crime and inequality: understanding Limerick in the post-Celtic Tiger context (Pre-published version)
(The Heritage Council [Ireland], 2011)Debates about social exclusion are central to heritage, because heritage spaces are not blank canvasses. They are spaces where people live and work and when those residents are deeply disadvantaged, their poverty presents ... -
How state policy helped create a fertile gangland breeding ground
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The human adaptor SARM negatively regulates adaptor protein TRIF–dependent Toll-like receptor signalling (Pre-published version)
(Springer Nature, 2006)Toll-like receptors discriminate between different pathogen-associated molecules and activate signaling cascades that lead to immune responses. The specificity of Toll-like receptor signaling occurs by means of adaptor ... -
Institutional cultures and development education
(Centre for Global Education, 2008)In this article, Maria Campbell and Niamh Hourigan outline the findings of a comparative study which interrogated the impact of institutional cultures on two undergraduate development education programmes. The perceptions, ... -
Internalized flexibility and relative deprivation: subjective responses to adult transitions in the Republic of Ireland
(Anthropology Ireland, 2017)This article presents the preliminary findings of a study which explores attitudes to striving amongst thirty-six young middle class adults aged between 22 and 32 in the Republic of Ireland. It draws heavily on a similar ... -
Juvenile justice, crime and early intervention: key challenges from the Limerick context (Pre-published version)
(The Probation Service [Ireland], 2012)This paper outlines the findings of a three-year study on criminal gang participation, anti-social behaviour and systems of intimidation within disadvantaged communities in Limerick city. The research is considered in light ... -
Landmark High Court judgment on suspended sentences shows urgent need for government (Pre-published version)
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Law and Order meets Love/Hate in the battle to fix our gangland culture
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The Leaving Certificate 'leaves' too many people behind
(Irish Examiner, 2014) -
Limerick’s estates of fear
(Irish Examiner, 2011)Breaking the bonds of poverty, drugs and crime. Community violence in Limerick must be understood in order to be solved.